Chapter 281 Fatal Question
After leaving the Lu family, Bai Qiuning breathed a sigh of relief: "Oh, what Xu Nuo said just now really scared me! Xu Nuo is a really good person. He even said something to remind me."
"You're pregnant!" Liao Qing's eyes widened, and he scanned Bai Qiuning's belly twice. "When did this happen? Why didn't you tell me?"
"I've been feeling unwell these past two days. I just asked Xu Nuo tonight, but it's hard to say what the exact situation is, so I didn't tell you!" Bai Qiuning said with a smile.
Liao Qing was so excited that he slapped his thigh fiercely: "My shooting skills are really accurate! I won't use contraception anymore, and you'll get it!"
"What are you yelling about? It's still unclear whether it is true or not!" Bai Qiuning glared at him.
"It must be!" Liao Qing insisted, "I can feel it! You are pregnant! You are definitely pregnant with my baby!"
"Why do you say yes?"
"Intuition!"
"Is your intuition right?"
"Accurate! Absolutely accurate!" Liao Qing was very sure, "Great! I finally have a son!"
Hearing about his son, Bai Qiuning raised his eyebrows: "What did you say? Son? You want a son? You just like a daughter? It turns out that you are also a son-loving person!"
"Yes! Of course I want a son!" Liao Qing said, "If I have a son, I will train him well, and he will enter the military academy and become a pillar of the country in the future!"
Bai Qiu Ning was anxious: "So you don't like daughters? You are a son-centric person. If I give birth to a daughter in the future, will you give me a face?"
Seeing his wife was angry, Liao Qing hurriedly coaxed her: "It's not that I don't like daughters. But if it's a daughter, I will definitely not let our daughter suffer, right? Daughters are definitely raised with the apple of my eye. If it's a son, he must be trained hard and become a great man to defend the country in the future!"
"That's more like it." Bai Qiuning was quite satisfied with the answer.
Liao Qing was just about to breathe a sigh of relief when another life-threatening question came up.
"The country implements family planning and only allows one child. Let me ask you, if you can only have one child, do you want a son or a daughter?"
The essence of this question is the same as the previous one, but it is just worded differently.
But Liao Qing understood his wife's concerns. She felt that he favored boys over girls, so she was worried and wanted to confirm it.
He is the political commissar of the regiment, how could he have the idea of favoring boys over girls?
He likes both sons and daughters equally, and he would be equally happy if he had a daughter.
In fact, he loves the army and hopes that his children will become a soldier in the future.
It seems that it would be harder for girls to become soldiers than ordinary people, so, it’s better to be a boy.
Facing his wife's question, Liao Qing thought about it carefully and said, "Let's have a girl. It is said that a daughter is a mother's little cotton-padded jacket, well-behaved, sensible and caring. Well, let's have a daughter."
Bai Qiu Ning was satisfied after getting the answer he wanted.
"You've passed."
Liao Qing was so happy that he took advantage of the fact that no one was around to insist on carrying his wife home.
"Stop it, it's not like I don't have legs! It would be so embarrassing if someone saw me!"
"Why are you embarrassed? I just said my wife sprained her ankle. Can't I just carry her on my back?"
"Who sprained their ankle? You are such a bad-mouthed person! Bah, bah, bah!"
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Two cars were divided on the way to the hospital. Brigade Commander Lu and his second brother's family of three squeezed into one car with their child.
Xu Nuo, Lu Chen and Aunt Tong were sitting in another car.
On the way, Aunt Tong said to Xu Nuo embarrassedly: "Look at what happened. Not only did people not get their meals, but you also had to go to the hospital."
Xu Nuo smiled and said, "Aunt Tong, what are you talking about? As doctors, it is our duty to treat illnesses and save lives. Besides, I am familiar with pediatrics. I can come and make arrangements, which can save a lot of trouble and time. This will be a good thing for the child."
"Thank you, thank you and Xiao Lu so much."
"Auntie, you are too polite." Lu Chen turned slightly from the co-pilot seat and said, "Let's not talk about this between us."
"Okay, okay." Aunt Tong agreed repeatedly.
"Lean back in your seat and have a good rest. This evening will be a long one."
"Okay."
Aunt Tong leaned back on the seat to rest, and habitually put her hands in her trouser pockets.
Suddenly she saw two tickets, and hurriedly took them out, handing one to Xu Nuo: "I almost forgot. Old Lu asked someone to get two refrigerator tickets. He said you two would definitely need them, so he gave you one. The other one is for Bai Qiuning and the others. It was so chaotic just now, and I almost forgot about it in a hurry."
In the 1980s, refrigerators were still a hot commodity. There was a great demand for them but the supply was limited, so not many families could afford one.
It was just about to enter midsummer and the weather was getting hot. She was thinking of asking Lu Chen to think of a way to get a ticket, and then Aunt Tong sent it to her.
"That's great, thank you Aunt Tong! You are helping me in my time of need! I won't be polite, I'll accept it!"
"Don't be polite, just take it. You young people are afraid of the heat, so it's appropriate to store some popsicles or soda in the summer."
"Okay." Xu Nuo agreed happily. When she has time later, she will ask Lu Chen to buy the refrigerator back.
It was already past eight o'clock in the evening when we arrived at the hospital.
Xu Nuo took people directly to the Department of Pediatrics. Director Guo Shuang was on duty tonight.
Normally, Director Guo is old and has reached retirement age, but he was re-hired by the hospital because of his good skills.
Although she repeatedly declined the position of director, everyone still called her Director Guo.
As soon as Director Guo saw Lv Junjun's condition, he knew it was measles: "He has a rash! This thing is highly contagious! He must be assigned a separate ward, and someone must be assigned to take care of him in the future."
She had dealt with similar situations before, so she had some experience.
"Director Guo, the child still has a bit of encephalitis. The situation is very critical now. We can't delay and we have to arrange treatment immediately." Xu Nuo reminded.
"Let's do a blood test first. I'll give the doctor's orders and give the child an IV first," said Director Guo.
"Is there anything I can do for you?" Xu Nuo asked hurriedly.
"You should stay and help. Our internal medicine department is very busy tonight, and the nurses have been working non-stop all night. You may not know from the surgical department, but meningitis has been very serious recently, and most of the children in the ward have it."
"Okay, just tell me what you need me to do."
After Director Guo assigned Xu Nuo a task, he saw that Commander Lu and his family were all standing in the ward, so he came over and said a few words: "Commander, you should go back first. Xiao Xu's diagnosis is correct. This child has measles, and I must arrange a separate ward for him to prevent cross infection. I'm afraid he will have to stay here for a long time tonight. You don't have to stay here if you are busy with work. Just leave two family members here to take turns to serve him."
"Yes." Lu Chen continued, "Xu Nuo and I are here. I will help you deal with anything."
Brigade Commander Lu said, "How can I trouble you with this? This is my family matter."
"There's no point in you staying." Lu Chen simply told the truth, "You're busy with work, so you should go back early. Don't you feel comfortable leaving this job to me?"
"Brother, sister-in-law, you two can go back." Lv Lao Er was now much more calm than before. "My son, daughter-in-law and I will stay here. If you and sister-in-law are worried, you can come and see us later."
"Okay." Brigade Commander Lu thought this made sense and agreed.
In the doctor's office, Director Guo coordinated with the hospital to arrange for a ward in a small bungalow behind the inpatient building.
She told the nurse to transfer the patient first, and then asked Xu Nuo to give medical advice as soon as possible.
While Xu Nuo was busy, she reported the situation to the hospital leaders.
After Xu Nuo finished his work, she asked him, "What's going on? Measles is a contagious disease. The country has established epidemic monitoring and requires medical institutions and health and epidemic prevention institutions to report and monitor measles cases in a timely manner. It stands to reason that if there is a problem, it can be handled locally. How can the person be taken out of the area?"
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